Fundamentals of Phonetics

About our author Larry H. Small received both a BS in Speech Pathology and Audiology (1977), and an MA in Audiology (1977) from Kent State University. He received his PhD in Speech and Hearing Science from Ohio University in 1984. He worked as a clinical audiologist at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha from 1978 to 1980. Dr. Small joined the faculty of Bowling Green State University (BGSU) in 1984 and remained on the faculty for 24 years, prior to his retirement in 2008 when he was named Associate Professor Emeritus. While at BGSU, he served as the Director of the University Honors Program (1991 to 1996). He was also Chair of the Department of Communication Disorders from 2003 to 2007. Dr. Small was on the Executive Board of the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD) from 2007 to 2011, serving as President from 2009 to 2010. He taught in the AuD program at Ohio State University (OSU) for 9 years. For the past 30 years, he has taught courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels in phonetics, hearing science, diagnostic audiology and aural rehabilitation, both at BGSU and OSU. He has authored or coauthored numerous presentations and publications. Dr. Small was named an ASHA Fellow in 2014. He is coauthor (with Dr. Steven Kramer) of the 3rd edition of Audiology Workbook (2019; Plural Publishing).

Phonetics: A “Sound” Science
Phonetic Transcription of English
Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism
Vowels
Consonants
Acoustic Characteristics of Vowels and Consonants
Connected Speech
Transcription of Speech Sound Disorders
Dialectal Variation